Beatsworkin'/Reform, Brighton

Back in the early-90s when the world went indie-dance bonkers, the Beloved always sat at the more cerebral end of the spectrum. In among the Candy Flips and EMFs, they turned out beautifully crafted mini symphonies like Sweet Harmony and The Sun Rising. After the band's demise, Jon Marsh forged an impressive DJ career including an acclaimed Fabric residency before going back into the studio last year to work on a new Beloved album. So tonight's show (his only DJ outing of the year) in Brighton's Oriental-themed paradise Om is a very rare treat. Expect a set of soulful deep house with lots of dancefloor bite. Beatsworkin' and Reform's recent sessions here have been very strongly supported and this promises to be even busier. Sterling support for Mr Marsh comes from Beatsworkin's Jamie Brawn and Chris Eaton plus Reform's Harvey Bailey and Jim Frost.

Om Bar, Steine Street, Sat

John Mitchell

Wizards Are Better, Manchester

London dance blog Wizards Are Better proved it could make magic happen with a storming set at London's 333 last summer. And now they're set to flex their spell-weaving muscles at their Manchester debut in the subterranean haven that is the Roadhouse. It should be a night crackling with energy, featuring an additional Manchester live debut from Bristol-based, Hench Records prodigy Mensah, whose amazing post-garage electronic sounds should dovetail nicely with the pigeonhole-defying blend of mind-melding techno dubby grooves of Formant's Xxxy. Manchester underground leader and Chibuku regular Mad Rush is MC for the evening and DJ support comes from local mixmeister Jonny Dub of Hoya: Hoya, a man who can make even the boys least likely dance.

The Roadhouse, Newton Street, Sat

Katrina Dixon

Hyp!Hyp!Hyp!, London

Taking the vogue for all things bass-y as their starting point, Hyp!Hyp!Hyp! have whipped out their party broom and swept the country for the best basslines that the four nations have to offer. A thorough raking of the UK has pulled in an all-star cast of DJs who not only know their onions, carrots or any other vegetables but, thankfully, their record bags too. Geeneus, the bloke behind a pirate as legendary as Long John Silver, online radio station Rinse FM, will be playing the most up to date and forward-looking capital noise, with UK funky and dubbage sounds at the top of their collective hit list. Working their way further north, Guido will be representing Bristol while The Blessings (Dom Sum and Fine Art) show everyone how it's done up Glasgow way. Deadboy, Deep Teknologi and Marco Del Horno will be fleshing out the lineup with lashings of tribal funky, house, grime, dubstep and garage.

Plan B, SW9, Fri

Leonie Cooper

Fatboy Slim, Belfast

Belfast's newest outdoor concert venue has come a long way, baby, from its former incarnation as a seagull and bin bag-infested landfill site on the north shore of Belfast Lough to a regenerated green area primed for big events. In the shadow of Cave Hill mountain, the profile of which vaguely resembles the sleeping giant which is said to have inspired nearby resident Jonathan Swift to pen Gulliver's Travels, the 20,000-capacity multi-purpose public park gets its official launch, electro-style, as Brighton's beats behemoth Fatboy Slim headlines today's digital music festival, alongside Canadian producer-DJ Deadmau5, Radio 1 DJs Kissy Sell Out and Zane Lowe, Sidney Samson, DJ Mog and Cagedbaby, otherwise known as Tom Gandey. A significantly hi-tech light show, stalls and various fairground attractions are all part of the package and shuttle buses will be provided, running to and from the city centre every 30 minutes.

Giant's Park, North Foreshore, Sat

Patric Baird

Wheel Of Four Tunes, London

There are bad puns and there are terrible puns. Happily, sometimes the terrible puns are so awful they manage to break through and become kind of amazing. Wheel Of Four Tunes is one of those puns. Hosted by The Doctor's Orders, it's a gameshow-based bash in which the tunes chosen depend on a simple spin. Punters can rotate the heck out of a wheel and make it land on urban-flavoured categories including hip-hop, soul, jazz, reggae, disco, Motown and house. Then Jazzie B, Spin Doctor and Deke use it to guide them through their set. Of course, in every game of chance the house always has the upper hand – in this case through the "DJ's Choice" category.